From ‘Gay pride ISIS flag’ to celebrities who didn’t really die: The top 9 social media hoaxes of 2015

Nine social media hoaxes that duped people in 2015

No, Leonardo DiCaprio was not violated by a bear on the silver screen this year. Thousands were caught out in 2015 by deliberate hoaxsters and oblivious retweeters peddling baseless mistruths at the click of a button. Here are nine times social media fooled people in 2015. 1. Canadian misidentified as Paris terrorist attacker Sikh Canadian Veerender…